Bridgehunter.com | Katy Trail - Smith Creek Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #107705

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Smith Creek on the Katy Trail
Location: Warren County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Future prospects: Preserved as part of Katy Trail State Park
History: Built 1910
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroad: - Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Design: 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 195.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.66022, -91.24156 (decimal degrees)
38°39'37" N, 91°14'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/652997/4280538 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Treloar
Inventory number: BH 22772 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 25, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
June 21, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
April 10, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources

Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

Smith Creek Katy Trail Bridge

Posted January 23, 2008, by Myself

It is so nice with what they are doing with these bridges.

restoring them, bringing them back to use.

I mean, you think about it, alot of people did hard work to build these bridges, and not just the Katy Trail bridges, but all truss bridges that were ever built.

It is insane to leave a bridge that so many people worked hard to make, just sit, rust and rot away to nothing.

I am glad the Katy Trail is doing this, they are saving fine works of art, these bridges and tunnels need to be restored, and put back in use.

Thanks to www.bridgehunter.com and The Katy Trail for doing all this to keep these bridges and tunnels famous.

Katy Trail - Smith Creek Bridge